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Protomyctophum

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Protomyctophum is a genus of lanternfishes.

Species

オオメハダカ属

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderMyctophiformes
  5. FamilyMyctophidae
Habitatmarine

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Specimen records
702
With media
22
Family
Myctophidae
Collections
UWFC
Recorded in
United States

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Myctophidae
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Protomyctophum
taxon name
Protomyctophum
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genus
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Category:Protomyctophum
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Encyclopedic overview

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Protomyctophum is a genus of lanternfishes.

== Species == There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus: Protomyctophum andriashevi Becker, 1963 Protomyctophum arcticum (Lütken, 1892) (Arctic telescope) Protomyctophum beckeri Wisner, 1971 Protomyctophum bolini (Fraser-Brunner, 1949) Protomyctophum chilense Wisner, 1971 Protomyctophum choriodon Hulley, 1981 Protomyctophum crockeri (Bolin, 1939) (California flashlightfish) Protomyctophum gemmatum Hulley, 1981 Protomyctophum kolaevi Prokofiev, 2004 Protomyctophum luciferum Hulley, 1981 Protomyctophum mcginnisi Prokofiev, 2005 Protomyctophum normani (Tåning, 1932) (Norman's lanternfish) Protomyctophum parallelum (Lönnberg, 1905) (Parallel lanternfish) Protomyctophum subparallelum (Tåning, 1932) (Subparallel lanternfish) Protomyctophum tenisoni (Norman, 1930) Protomyctophum thompsoni (W. M. Chapman, 1944) (Bigeye lanternfish)

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